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Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai received a delegation of West African women parliamentarians promoting women’s participation in trade and economic development. The meeting took place on 14 and 15 October in Monrovia as part of a regional training programme, according to Sierraloaded.
Source: Sierraloaded
Guinea’s Directorate-General of Elections has received the financial commission’s proposals on the deposit and spending ceiling for the 20 December 2026 senatorial elections. No new deposit will be required from candidates in the 29 November regional elections because regional councillors are chosen from communal councillors already subject to this requirement, Georges Abraham Sorry told Guinéenews.
Source: Guinéenews
Oladele Oladeji, Accord’s chairman in Lagos State, is seeking clarification over the reported appointment of Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke as coordinator of Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign. He is concerned about the implications for the party’s identity, candidates and electoral prospects, Vanguard reports.
Source: Vanguard
Alhaji Yakubu, local chairman of the Nigerian Miyetti Allah herders’ association, was shot during a targeted attack in Mangu, Plateau State. The attack is provisionally attributed to a Mwaghavul militia and has reignited tensions between farmers and herders, according to security expert Zagazola Makama.
Source: Daily Post
Nigerian actress and former beauty queen Tenia Abraham died on 13 October 2026 at the age of 32 after a kidney infection, according to her family. She was buried on 17 October at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja, according to the obituary published on her Instagram account.
Source: Punch
Former Sierra Leone international striker Kei Kamara has denied rumours of a return to competitive football with newly promoted Waterloo FC. Retired since the end of the previous season, he said he would not play professionally again and would only consider charity matches, according to Sierraloaded.
Source: Sierraloaded
Mali’s director-general of National Police, Youssouf Koné, held a video conference with regional directors to review the security situation and reiterate instructions on vigilance, discipline and professionalism. The officials pledged to implement the directives in their jurisdictions, according to the police directorate-general.
Source: Bamada.net
Génération Foot won their first match of the 2026-2027 Senegalese Ligue 1 season by beating AS Pikine 3-0, putting them top of the table on goal difference. Guédiawaye FC, US Gorée and Diambars also won on the opening day, according to the Senegalese Press Agency.
Source: Beninwebtv
Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima says northern Nigeria’s support for Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is not a blank cheque. At the launch of a campaign structure in Abuja, he called on the government to prove its results through transparency, accountability and concrete improvements in living conditions, according to Vanguard.
Source: Vanguard
Nigerian presidential adviser Tope Fasua says economic reforms are beginning to have an impact, with inflation down to 14.63% in September and more than six billion dollars in private investment commitments secured. The government intends to continue the measures and strengthen social protection, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Source: Pmnewsnigeria
Peterside, head of Rivers State’s investment team, explains Governor Sim Fubara’s participation in the 81st United Nations General Assembly. He sees it as an opportunity to establish economic contacts and attract investment, according to his analysis published by Businessday.
Source: Businessday
A $3.5 billion agreement provides for the construction of a petrochemical plant on a 500-hectare site in Bonny, in Nigeria’s Rivers State. The memorandum of understanding was signed by Best Option Chemical Limited, Chinese company CNCEC and the landowner, with the support of the Rivers State investment promotion agency, reports BusinessDay.
Source: Businessday
The interview presents Bakary Sambe’s analysis of the role of humanitarian organisations in the Sahel and Europe’s place in the region. It looks back at his intervention in Rome during a panel on humanitarian access and strategic engagement, according to Dakaractu.
Source: Dakaractu
Adefolaseye Adebayo, Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate for the Surulere I federal constituency, says a plot aims to prevent her party from taking part in Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. She made the allegation in a post on X on Saturday, the Daily Post reports.
Source: Daily Post
The Central Bank of Nigeria is seeking to attract more Chinese capital to the country’s financial markets, notably to finance businesses and strengthen cross-border payments. Its governor, Olayemi Cardoso, discussed the cooperation after talks with his Chinese counterpart during the 2026 IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok, according to Leadership.
Source: Leadership
Nigeria’s under-17 women’s team lost 2-1 to Poland in Rabat in its first Group B match at the Under-17 Women’s World Cup. Nigeria will face Puerto Rico on 20 October and North Korea on 23 October, according to the tournament schedule reported by Beninwebtv.
Source: Beninwebtv
The AES, an alliance of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, and ECOWAS have launched their first formal negotiations in Dakar, co-chaired by Burkina Faso’s Foreign Affairs Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré and a Senegalese representative of the ECOWAS presidency. The talks cover the movement of people and goods, infrastructure, development, peace and security, according to Malijet.
Source: Senego
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Taiwo Oyedele, has ruled out reinstating subsidies on petrol imports, despite a recent fall in prices at petrol stations operated by the national oil company. He said the change had caused confusion among investors and financial institutions, according to RFI.
Source: RFI
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